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Research Projects Operated in Colleges 25 C. Education Teaching Institutes Admission Strength and out turn of students Academic Excellence Academic Initiatives Scholarships and Stipends Students Hostels B. Research and Extension Advisory Council (REAC) 8 C. Meeting of the Authorities of the Univeristy 8 1. Research and Extension Advisory Council (REAC) 8 B. Board of Management Officers of the University 7 3. Summary i - xviii I Introduction 1-2 II University Administration 3-8 A. I congratulate the Planningand Monitoring Cell team on their strenuous efforts in compiling and bringing out the 55 th Annual Report of ANGRAU. In addition, the University has impressive track record having collaboration with leading National and International Institutes in Education, Research and Extension activities for mutual benefit in frontier areas.
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New initiatives like National Initiative on Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA), Farm Science Clubs, Tribal Youth Network, Kisan Mobile Advisories and Integrated Agromet Advisory Services were taken up during this year. Extension Team organized about 261 capacity building programmes to extension personne l, 929 programmes to farmers and farm women, 136 programmes to NGOs and input agencies, 111 programmes to rural youth, 526 method demonstrations, 44 vocational training programmes, 103 'RythuSadassus', 577 group discussions and 141 field days were organized for the benefit of the farmers'etc. During the year, the DAATTCs (13 nos.) and KVKs (5 nos.) together have tested 42 minikit cultures of 10 crops at 1113 locations during Kharif (719 nos.) and Rabi (394 nos.), 309 technologies were assessed covering field crops, horticultural crops, animal husbandry/fisheries and home science, a total of 1945 diagnostic surveys were undertaken. The University has an effective network of transfer of technology (ToT) in realizing the desired benefit. I appreciate the efforts of our scientists in presenting research at various national and international fora. Besides, we have developed ecologically safe approaches for combating various biotic & abiotic stresses, Integrated Farming System models, and progressed well in research including biotechnology and nanotechnology. One Pearl millet variety ABV 04was notified and released by the Central Sub-Committee on Crop Standards Notification. A total of ninety three students of different colleges of ANGRAU qualified in ICAR- JRF/ SRF and GATE examinations, while 124 students obtained different fellowships, awards and medals duringacademic Year On the research front, during the period, nine improved crop varieties, two each in Rice (Bapatla Mashuri BPT 2295 Panduranga - MCM 100), Sugarcane (Swarnamukhi T16/CoT0367 Ranga V127/ CoV ), Jowar (NandyalaPachhaJonna - NJ 2446 NandyalaTellaJonna - NJ 2647) and one variety each in Ragi (Tirumala - PPR 1012), Blackgram (Ghantasala Minumu-1- GBG 1) and Groundnut (Dheeraj - TCGS 1073) wereĦ developed and released from ANGRAU at state level. The Students' Counselling and Placement Cells are functioning in all the Colleges and Polytechnics of the University. On the academic front, a total number of 1598 students comprising of 1232 in Agriculture, 321 in Agricultural Engineering & Technology and 45 in Home Science faculties have passed out andpresently 5574 students comprisingof the University inundergraduate, Postgraduate, Doctoral and Diploma programmesduring the academic year are on the roll. Ranga Agricultural University for the year The University which served 50 long years for United Andhra Pradesh now serving for a residual state of Andhra Pradesh with much greater commitment and dedication by emerging as an 'Institute of National Importance', while upscaling the brand image further with a continuous focus on the mandatory areas viz., Teaching, Research and Extension activities to accelerate Agricultural growth and development in 'Navyandhra Pradesh'. Vishnuvardhan Reddy Vice-Chancellor FOREWORD It is a great pleasure for me to present the 55 th Annual Report of Acharya N.G. 5 Acharya N.G Ranga Agricultural University Lam, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India A.